PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Math R (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pampos Skills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skills has chosen Let The Hammer Fall Down as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

R
vs
Skills

176 cm
20
210 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

183 cm
18
204 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Math R!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pampos Skills!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
R dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skills throws a right and a left that R avoids nicely.
Skills lands a head kick!
Skills tries to clinch there but R circles away.
R lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
R connects with a single shot there.
No joy there for R, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
R on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
R is breathing heavily.
R fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skills thows a left - swing and a miss!
Skills misses with a few strikes there.
R takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Skills misses with a body kick.
R scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! R crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Skills - the referee stops the clock and R gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Skills. R manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
R ducks under a wild hook from Skills.
R avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skills throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skills throws a left and a right that both miss
and R counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from R. Skills does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skills throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Skills clinches up against the cage.
Skills wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
R stalling the fight.

R manages to break the clinch.
R fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skills manages to avoid it.
Skills throws a right and a left that R avoids nicely.
Skills fails to land with a series of punches.
R throws a quick inside leg kick.
Skills is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
R jabs Skills right on the nose. Skills blinks but takes it well.
Skills misses with a body kick.
R lands with a good body shot.
Skills throws a sloppy head kick and R moves out of range easily.
R connects with the punch.
Skills misses with a wild combination.
Skills throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Skills misses its intended target.
R works Skills's body with a nice hook.
R lands with a nice body punch.
R tests Skills's chin there with a solid looking shot.
R connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Skills momentarily.
R works the jab nicely.
R dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
R jabs Skills right on the nose. Skills blinks but takes it well.
R works over Skills's head and body with a nice combination.
R slips a jab and a cross from Skills.
Skills tries to close the distance and clinch but R swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
R uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skills.
R scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Skills lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but R circles away quickly and effectively.
R lands a nice looking body shot.
R scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
R is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skills takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Skills connects with a crisp jab.
Skills throws a left and a right that both miss
and R counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
R lands a right hook to the body.
Skills takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
R paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
R takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
R lands with a nice combination. Skills backs away looking to recover.
Skills swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and R counters with a right hand to the body.
R misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
R scores with a decent looking hook.
Skills takes one to the side of the head.
Skills tests R's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Skills takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
R scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Skills doesn't seem bothered though.
Skills fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skills tries to close the distance and clinch up but R swats him away and circles back towards the center.
R punishes Skills's body with a nice straight punch.
Skills misses with a wild combination.
Skills misses with the combination.
R comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Skills on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Skills comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Skills tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and R counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Skills closes the distance looking to clinch
and R counters with a slapping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skills takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
R misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pampos Skills will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Skills throws a sloppy head kick and R moves out of range easily.
Skills lands with a slapping head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Skills throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling R to counter with a crisp jab.
R stuns Skills with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Skills tries to move into range but R moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Skills throws a nice head kick!
Math R is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
R tries a head kick but it misses.
R jabs at Skills's body.
Decent striking displayed by R there.
Skills lands a two punch combo.
Skills takes a shot to the body in his stride.
R throws a combination that misses
and Skills counters with a solid body kick.
Skills swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and R counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
R blocks a head kick by Skills.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
R dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skills misses with a combination
and R counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skills throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
R lunges at Skills with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Skills's hand.
R lands with a nice body punch.
Skills throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skills falls off balance throwing a combination
and R connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pampos Skills seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skills ducks right into an uppercut from R.
Skills takes one to the chin there.
R throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skills falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling R to counter with a crisp jab.
R lands a nice shot to the body.
Skills thows a body shot but no joy.
Skills misses with a double jab.
Skills is on the wrong end of a nice combination from R.
Skills tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skills takes a body punch but keeps moving.
R scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Skills throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and R counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Skills tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
R lands with a good body shot.
R connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
R throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skills lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Skills swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and R counters with a left to the body.
Skills misses with a combination
and R counters with a left to the body.
Skills slips a jab and a cross from R.
Skills lands a two punch combo.
Skills misses with the combination.
Skills falls off balance throwing a combination
and R counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Skills swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
R closes the distance and lands a one-two.
R throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
R throws a series of strikes that have Skills backpedaling.
R is working the combinations to good effect here.
R throws a sloppy head kick and Skills moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Skills.
Skills ducks down and throws a hook to the body but R moves away.
R showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skills.
R throws a series of strikes that have Skills backpedaling.
Skills misses with a few strikes there.
R scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Skills takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab from R.
Skills on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Skills looks to clinch
and R counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
R throws a right and a left that both miss.
R throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
R slips a jab and a cross from Skills.
Skills takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Good standup being displayed there by R as he connects with a hook.
Skills fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Skills misses with a series of wild punches.
R scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body punch from R.
Skills throws a combination that misses
and R connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
R comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Skills throws a sloppy head kick
and R counters with a left and a right that stings Skills.
R fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
R wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
R lands with a nice combination. Skills backs away looking to recover.
Skills swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and R counters with a three punch combo that has Skills backing up. Skills nods at R to acknowledge the strikes.
Skills takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A clash of legs there as R blocks the low kick.
R uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
R fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Math R dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from R, right into the meat.
Skills scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
R rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skills moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skills misses with the combination.
R is looking to wear down Skills with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Skills is on the wrong end of a nice combination from R.
Skills lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Skills throws a one two combo.
A shot to the liver by R. Beautiful body shot.
Skills gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
R connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Skills doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Skills walks into a left hand.
Skills will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by R.
R dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skills has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skills swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skills throws a combination that misses
and R counters with a left to the body.
R throws a nice looking combination but Skills bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
R works the jab nicely.
R lands with a good body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts R, as that shot connected.
R lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Skills backs up against the cage.
Skills misses with a combination
and Skills takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Skills fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skills takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by R as he connects with a hook.
Skills scores with a jab to the head.
R connects with a nice looking jab.
A shot to the liver by R. Beautiful body shot.
Skills tries a head kick but it misses.
R lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
R scores with a jab to the body.
Skills scores with a jab.
Skills takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Skills throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent R stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
R scores with a one two! Skills had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Skills takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Skills is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Skills swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and R connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skills dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skills rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but R moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
R stuns Skills with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Skills throws a nice looking combination but R bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Skills throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skills moves forwards but R connects with a nice, crisp jab.
R takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Skills avoids the head kick by R.
R punishes Skills's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skills takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
R connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
R avoids a punch combination nicely.
R lands with a nice combination. Skills backs away looking to recover.
R lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
R looks to land a combination but Skills avoids it well.
Skills throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and R counters with a two punch combo.
Skills throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and R counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Skills takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
R punishes Skills's body with a nice straight punch.
R throws a head kick that misses.
R ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
R attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
R fails to land with a series of punches.
R throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
R is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Skills.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
R fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
R scores with a nice head shot.
Skills is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Skills throws a big shot that misses.
R punishes Skills's body with a nice straight punch.
Skills avoids the head kick by R.
Skills throws a left and a right that both miss
and R counters with a two punch combo.
Skills throws a hook but R blocks it.
Jab from R.
R lands a right hook to the body.
No joy there for Skills, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for R.
Skills misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot lands for R.
R takes one to the chin there.
Skills tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling R to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Math R showed his dominance in that final round.
I think R has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Math R!